Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Do you ever feel like nothing you do matters?

You leave footprints on the beach,

and tomorrow they're gone.

Like it's just today over again.

They say your teen years

are for making friends and having fun...

which made me feel even worse.

Hey, Amy. It's Jake.

I'm in your math class.

Hey, don't forget your adult diapers.

Yeah, right.

Jake. Phone for you.

But that day, everything changed.

Thanks for the ride, Shelley.

So, how come you have to go deal with your grandpa?

My dad couldn't get out of work.

I didn't think he worked.

I'm just gonna call Grandpa.

Hello, this is Abe.

Hey, it's Jake.

No! Don't come here. Listen to me.

It's not safe.

Stay away.

Grandpa, did you take your pills today?

The key to my gun cabinet, it was in the drawer.

And now it's gone.

Yeah, Dad took it, all right?

For safekeeping. It's okay.

Your father wants I should fight them without a gun?

God bless him.

What's his deal, Alzheimer's?

Dementia.

That guy gave me the heebie-jeebies.

Holler if you need me.

Grandpa?

Shelley!

What's goin' on?

Someone broke in.

I've got a .38 in my car. You wait there.

Grandpa!

911. What's your emergency?

911? Yeah, I need the paramedics.

It's at 2040 Palm Circle. My grandpa...

Sir, what's your emergency?

Grandpa.

You have to get away from here.

Sir, can you hear me?

Please. Listen.

Go to the island.

Sir, paramedics are on their way.

Find Emerson.

The postcard.

Go to the loop.

September 3rd, 1943.

It's okay.

Just don't move. There's an ambulance coming.

I know you think I'm crazy.

But the bird will explain everything.

Will you do this, Tygrysku? Promise me?

I promise, yes.

I thought I could protect you.

I should have told you years ago.

Grandpa. Tell me what?

Grandpa!

Shelley, behind you!

There was no one there.

May I say, Jake...

that considering this was only a month ago...

I think you're doing exceptionally well.

Apart from being crazy?

Having nightmares and anxiety doesn't make you crazy.

What about seeing things which aren't there?

Actually, in traumatic situations,

it's not at all uncommon.

Your subconscious mind drew an image from a movie or...

It was a story.

My grandpa told me stories when I was a kid...

about monsters that he fought in the war.

So there you go.

He was brutally attacked...

and in your head, the man who did it was inhuman, a monster.

It wasn't a man, though.

The cops said that dogs

scratched up the screen door...

and he chased them off into the woods.

And the coroner said he had a heart attack.

And the cops said...

that dogs go for the soft parts.

They DNA tested the fork...

and it had animal DNA.

So, that's case closed.

He sounds like an extraordinary gentleman.

Were you very close?

Puerto Rico.

Here.

There's a lake where the water glows in the dark.

And a secret tunnel.

That's where I hid from the monsters.

He used to babysit me a lot.

When I was with him, I felt special.

My duck was dry again.

Abe. It's, like, 11:00. What is he doing up?

I'm gonna be an explorer.

Grandpa's helping me plan my first voyage.

Everything's already been discovered, buddy.

They terrorize each other...

before wreaking havoc on the rest of the island.

Pay no attention to your father.

He knows bubkes.

Come, Tygrysku. Off to bed.

And they're not choosy.

These talons come in squadrons.

Touchdown, Florida! What a drive.

Can you tell me a story?

The usual?

Mmm-hmm.

Okay. Once upon a time...

there was a little boy...

With the pictures.

Pictures.

Once upon a time...

there was a little boy called Abe.

That was you.

That was me.

And he lived in a lovely children's home

on a little island near Wales...

where the sun shone every day.

The headmistress, Miss Peregrine...

was very clever.

And she smoked a pipe.

She could turn into a bird.

Mmm-hmm.

It was a home for special children...

like Bronwyn and Victor.

They were both as strong as 10 men.

And Hugh...

Hugh had bees living inside him.

Where's Emma?

She could float.

She was lighter than air.

She had to wear special shoes made of lead

to keep her from floating away.

Where is she now?

She's still on the island, I believe.

My mama and papa sent me there...

to live with the special children.

And now, Tygrysku, time for sleep.

He used to call me Tygrysku.

It's Polish for "little tiger."

He couldn't have picked a less appropriate nickname.

I was always a chicken.

Why did your mom and dad send you away?

Well, where we lived in Poland, it wasn't safe.

There were monsters.

What kind of monsters?

Huge ones, with long arms...

and no eyes...

and tentacles like this.

The dumb thing was...

for years, I actually believed his stories.

And this is Millard. He's invisible.

My teacher says they were trick photos.

And did you believe her?

Dad says you probably found them

at a junk store someplace

when you went traveling.

I would never lie to you, Tygrysku.

But you did, about the home, the monsters.

Dad told me.

Your father knows very well

I went to live in the children's home.

He said there really were monsters in Poland...

just not the kind with tentacles.

He said you got sent to Wales 'cause there were bad people.

People who wanted to kill anyone who was different.

I don't wanna talk about this anymore.

He said the children were special...

but not the way you said.

I'm just saying, tomorrow was

supposed to be a writing day.

Five years and counting on that damn book.

And taking one day to be with your son on his birthday...

is gonna be a big difference?

Fine.

You find something good?

Oh, look at that. That's awesome.

You should take that.

Come on, buddy, let's roll.

How are you so okay?

Jakey, you were a lot closer to him than I ever was.

He was a wonderful grandpa...

but not such a great dad.

Never seemed to pick a job...

that didn't involve late nights

or long trips away, though.

Me and Aunt Susie always kind of thought

he was, maybe, cheating on our mom.

I'm sorry, buddy. I know how much you worshiped him...

but there it is.

Surprise!